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James Jacquel Kelewae
Statement:
-To capture precisely life and world moments physically and spiritually using a morphing of fine art, illustration, symbolism, comics, graffiti, and design.
Common Threads:
-Ancient and modern universal symbols and text done in graphic graffiti style.
(Hebrew script, hobo symbols, early Christian symbols, hieroglyphs, mathematic symbols, Chinese symbols, music notes)
-Information written in a tight square font close together, clear information conveyed, but only understood by select informed.
-silhouette show more of the world around the subject within visability.
Materials:
Oil, spray paint, acrylic, exterior house paint, 3D paint, permanent and acrylic paint marker on… …canvass, found objects, wood
Showings:
School of Visual Arts Student Show 1997
Zido’s – New York, NY 2000
Exodus, Kustom – Chicago, IL 2001
Around the Coyote, Flat Iron Building – Chicago, IL 2002
Art Gallery Kafe – Chicago, IL 2002, 2003
-4 group showings.
-Furniture part of permanent collection.
North Center Starbucks – Chicago, IL 2002, 2003
-2 solo shows
Murals:
Ullyses’s Car Wash – Chicago, IL 2002
Hope World Wide, 131st St. Chicago Public Library, Altgeld Gardens - Chicago, IL 2002
Metro Pet Care – Chicago, IL 2001
Exodus, Kustom – Chicago, IL 2001
Publications:
URB Magazine Globalbeats.com ad 2001
Cyber Groove Productions flyer 2001
CMJ Artist Services logo 2001
DJ Juggernaut cd cover and promotional materials 2001
School of Visual Arts Illustrators Annual 2000
Scholastic Literacy Place Author Workshop posters 2000
Scholastic Read 180 logo 1999
M. Ruskin Learning Placemats 1999
Henry cd cover 1997
Influences:
sreet artists all over the world
Hundert Wasser (Bright colors, naïve drawing, wild design)
Klimt (intricate textures and earthy tones mixed with bright opaques)
Pollock (drip,drip…drip)
Harring (symbols, street style, general approach to getting seen)
Francis Jetter (sculptural textual treatments, rough brush and 3D textures)
Education:
School of Visual Arts BFA 2000
Art Institute of Philadelphia Art School Prep Camp (Cartooning) 1995
